- Focus on skills
- Warm listening
- Practical steps
About Desiree
Desiree Krise is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and panic symptoms. She supports those coping with family conflict, parenting pressures, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue. Her tone is straightforward and encouraging for anyone who finds getting started hard.
Desiree focuses on making sessions a calm space to talk. She listens without judgment and helps people sort through overwhelming thoughts and feelings. She works step-by-step, so progress feels doable rather than rushed.
With 15 years of experience as an LCSW in Pennsylvania, she draws on practical, evidence-based techniques to address a range of concerns. These include mood struggles, PTSD symptoms, attachment and abandonment worries, impulsivity, and panic disorder and panic attacks. She also supports people facing caregiving stress, isolation, and relationship communication problems.
Sessions aim to clarify what matters most and build simple skills that carry into daily life. Desiree helps people practice new responses to stress, set reachable goals, and strengthen self-compassion. She pays attention to how family roles and past hurts affect current behavior.
Her approach is collaborative. She works with each person to tailor strategies to their needs and pace. If you’re ready to take the first step, she guides you through the process and helps you schedule the next session.
How practical therapies translate to online care
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques often focus on learning clear skills and changing unhelpful patterns. One common approach teaches breathing and grounding exercises alongside thought work to reduce panic symptoms and manage sudden anxiety. These tools help people interrupt panic cycles and regain a sense of control in stressful moments.Another helpful technique emphasizes problem solving and behavior change. It breaks larger worries into small steps, sets doable goals, and practices new responses to family conflict or caregiving stress. This approach is useful for people who want concrete, day-to-day changes in how they handle pressure and relationships.
Finding the right mix of techniques is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts the plan over time based on what is helpful and what feels realistic for daily life.
Confirm the available session formats before booking, as current options are not listed here. Online therapy can save travel time, fit sessions around work or caregiving, and make it easier to keep appointments during busy weeks. It also allows follow-up conversations about practicing skills between sessions so people can build progress into their routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Desiree help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, panic disorder and panic attacks, family conflict, parenting strain, low self-esteem, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is direct and supportive. She creates a calm space to talk and focuses on practical skills people can use day to day.
What is her professional background?
She has 15 years of experience working as a clinician and holds an LCSW credential in Pennsylvania.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Pennsylvania and practices there.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.